Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
- SpeciesTroglodytes musculus (Southern House Wren)
The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon). Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 759 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
Black-chinned Siskin
Spinus barbatus
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Austral Blackbird
Curaeus curaeus
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern House Wren in Torres del Paine National Park?
About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 759 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Torres del Paine National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.